Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Different Dimension Fatigued

Like Rosette Nebula, Fatigued is another of the three January 2017 limited edition polishes created by Indiana-based indie polish maker Different Dimension for the Hella Holo Customs (HHC) Facebook group. Described as "an olive green linear holographic polish with gold flakies and gold holographic microglitters," the color here is indeed a rich, resonant medium olive. It is spangled with orange, spring green and gold sparks from the holographic microglitters and bright glints of golden-green from the flakies. Superabundant holographic pigment creates a shimmering, finely-grained visual texture and nuanced hues of asparagus, fern green and moss with hints of aqua and cerulean within the base in ambient light. In the sun, there's a brilliant linear prismatic display featuring slender arcs of azure, spring green and orange surrounding a glistening central lick of semi-metallic olive. Application was a pleasure. The consistency of Fatigued is fluid, light and smooth with a medium viscosity and a silky, self-leveling slip over the nail -- another excellent, user-friendly formula that is easy to manipulate with DD's flattened-style brush. Pigmentation is also excellent -- it's nearly a one-coater with two coats delivering completely even opaque coverage. I had so little cleanup to do (!) that I can't really speak to how this polish cleans up, but I expect the golden flakes would be a little sticky. Fatigued dries naturally in very good time to a smooth, shiny finish. Topcoat does not affect the holographic properties in any way that I could tell. Photos show two coats of Fatigued over treatment and basecoat with a topcoat of Seche Vite.